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primal

[prahy-muhl] / ˈpraɪ məl /


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And yet: The sheer number of YouTube and Spotify playlists of TV themes old and new suggests that our primal pop-culture brains long for some of the familiarity and comfort they once reliably triggered.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Verstappen would like F1 to change the rules, but that is because he has a fundamental, almost primal, objection to what they have done to the cars.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Our Cow Angus” represents a turn toward the primal, said Sabina Lee, curatorial director of Seoul’s Daelim Museum, which organized MSCHF’s first museum solo show in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It will allow them to think of cinema in a primal manner.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Something dark and primal welled in Frankie’s gaze.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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